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Old 01-20-2018, 01:45 PM   #6
msupoke
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Most of what No One said is true, but I do not buy the part about power being wasted at the lead off spot. Springer has amazing power, and that put opposing pitchers in a bind immediately in games. He could put the pitcher in a one-run hole or pitching to Bregman, Altuve, and Correa with a runner already in scoring position with no outs.

Of course, the Astros also had a ton of production at the back end of the lineup, so that negates the part about not having guys in front of him to drive in.
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